Check-rower



2 Sheets-Sheet 1.

F. E. BERRY& J. PUTMAN.

. Check-Bower.

No. 226,700. Patented April 20,1880.

772231, ass e e 2 Sheets-Sheet 2.

P. E. BERRY-8L J. PUTMAN.

Check-Bower.

No. 226.700. Patented April 20,1880.

fi m. 5 49W 7 N. PETERS, PNOTO-LITHQGRAPHER, WASHINGTON o C in hills twofeet apart.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FREDERIO E. BERRY AND JOHN PUIMAN, OF RUSHVILLE, ILLINOIS.

CHEQK-ROWER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 226,700, dated April20, 1880.

Application filed February 24, 1880.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, FREDERIO E. BERRY and JOHN PUTMAN, of Rushville,inthe county of Schuyler and State of lllinois,have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Check-Rowers; and we do hereby declare thatthe following is a full, clear, and exact descrip tion of the invention,which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,which form a part of this specification, and in which Figure 1 is aperspective view of our improved check-row attachment for corn-planters.Fig. 2 is a side view of the same, showing the operating-levers set todrop the corn 3 is a similar view, with the levers set to drop it fourfeet apart. Fig. 4 is a perspective detail view of the vibrating barwith the cam for operating it. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of ourimproved anchor. Fig. 6 is a plan view of the same; and Fig. 7 is asection of the wire rope used for operating the machine.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all thefigures.

Our invention has relation to check-row attachments for corn-planters;and it consists, first, in the construction and arrangement of parts ofthe mechanism for operating the seedslides; and, second,in theconstruction of the anchor, to which one end of the operating cord orrope is attached, substantially as hereinafter more fully described, andparticularly pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, Ais a beam or bar, to each end of which is affixed, atright angles, a crosspiece, 13 B.

O is a .shaft, which is inserted through or boxed in the end pieces, BB,parallel to A, which is provided with a cam, c, and a smallratchet-wheel, d, that engages with a springpawl, e, fixed upon a frameor bracket, D, which is secured upon and projects in front of bar A.

Upon each end of the shaft 0 is secured a lever, E, the upper curved endof which is forked or bifurcated, as shown at E. Each of the said leversE turns loosely upon the shaft, and is provided with a spring-pawl, f,that engages with and operates a ratchet or spur wheel, g, keyed uponshaft 0, one at each end thereof.

F F are two other levers, of like construction as E E, which are pivotedeach upon a stud, h h, and connected to lever E by an adjustablecross-bar, Gr.

H is a spring, one end of which is attached to the lower end of lever Eand its other end to the connecting cross-bar G, as clearly shown inFig. 2 of the drawings; and I I I are standards or brackets, carryinggrooved rollers or sheaves it" t, the rope K for operating the machinepassing over the end rollers,'i i, and under the middle roller, '5.

L is a short bar, which is hung in the bracket D transversely acrossshaft G, which passes through an aperture, l, in said bar. This bar orvibrator has two projecting fingers, m m, one at each end, which engagewith the projections a n n on cam c, and is further provided with anarm, 0, in the upper end of which is hinged adjustably arod, M, whichconnects with a vibrating arm, N, the lower end of which operates theseed-slide bar. (Not shown in the drawings.) The upperends of the arms 0N are perforated to admit of the adjustment of rod M, and therebyregulate the throw of the seed-slide.

When in the field the levers E F are set or adjusted alike on both sidesof the machine, their adjustment depending upon what dis tance it isdesired to have between the hills. If, for example, it is desired todrop the corn in hills two feet apart, levers E F are adjusted as shownin Fig. 2, by which they will operate or vibrate parallel to each other,the levers setting themselves automatically to receive the knotted cordby means of the spring H. As the machine passes over the field theforward lever, E, between the forked ends of which the cord is inserted,strikes against one of the knots or balls on the rope K, which tilts thelever back until it (lever E) has passed under it; and as levers E F areconnected by 5 the rod Gr, it follows that lever F will be tilted in alike manner until the forward lever, E, has passed under the knot, when,actuated by the spring, both levers will fly back into their original ornormal position, when lever F is ready to receive and pass .under theball or knot in, that has just passed over the forward lever, E. Eachthrow or vibration of the levers E F operates, by means of thespringpawlf and spur-wheel g, the shaft 0, which is prevented fromflying back by the ratchet d and its pawl 0, thus intermittinglyrotating the shaft with its cam c, the projections n of which strikeagainst, alternately, the fingers m m of bar L, rocking or vibratingthis with its arm 0, through which, by means of the connecting-rod FIand pivoted arm N, a vibrating motion is imparted to the seed-slide.

If it is desired to drop the corn four feet apart, spring H is thrownoff and the connecting-rod G is shifted into the position-shown in Fig.3that is, its rear end is coupled to the lower end of lever F below itsfulcrum, when the said rear lever, F, operated by the ball or knot onthe rope, will set the front lever, E, in position to receive the nextknot, without the use of a spring.

The second part of our invention has relation to the anchor or devicefor securing the end of the knotted rope in the ground at one end of thefield. This anchor consists of a plate, 0, having attached upon itsunder side two or more stakes, p p, by means of which it is secured inthe ground. Upon the upper face or top of plate 0 is hinged anotherplate, P, the free end of which is provided with a hooked clamp, Q, inwhich the rope is secured, and its broad part, where it is pivoted uponthe base-plate O, is rounded oif to form a shoulder, g, which bearsagainst a spring, R. The free end of the pivoted plate P impinges upon apin, 1", which may form a continuation of one of the stakes p and bemade in one piece therewith.

The rope is slipped into the hooked clamp Q, it being prevented fromslipping through and out of the clamp by one of its balls or knots, lo.As the planter leaves the startingpoint at the end of the field the pullof the rope upon the hinged plate P of the anchor will be in thedirection of the arrow shown in Fig. 6; but as the machine comes back,after having traversed the field from end to end, to the starting-point,the hinged plate P is shifted into the position shown in dotted lines inFig. 6, which relieves the tension upon the rope, the spring B beingstiff enough to let the-plate yield gradually until it assumes aposition at right angles to the base-plate.

levers, E F, pivoted at opposite sides of the machine, connecting-rodsG, spring-pawls f, spur-wheels g, spring H, and shaft 0, substantiallyas and for the purpose herein shown and set forth.

2. The combination of the intermitti'nglyrotating shaft 0, provided withratchet or spur wheels gg, bifurcated levers E E, having sprin gpawlsff, adjustable connecting-rods G G, levers F F, and side pieces, B B,provided with standards I I I, supporting the grooved rollers i z" i,substantially as and for the purpose herein shown and specified.

3. In combination, the frame A B B, provided with two sets of standards,I I I, carrying rollers z 13 i, and having the brackets or hearing Dprojecting from the main beam A between the parallel side pieces, B B,shaft 0,

journaled in the side pieces, B B, parallel to A, and provided withspur-wheels d g g and Cam a, vibrator L, having fingers m m and arm 0,levers E E, having spring-pawls ff, adjustable connecting-rods G G, andlevers F F, all constructed and combined substantially in the manner andfor the purpose herein shown and described.

4. The anchor consisting of the base-plate 0, having stakes 1) p,pivoted plate P, pro vided with the hooked clamp Q, and spring R,substantially as and for the purpose shown and set forth.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing as our own we have heretoaffixed our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

FREDERIO E. BERRY. JOHN PUTMAN.

Witnesses:

J OHN G. BAGBY, Lnwrs R. CALDWELL.

